Side brace for receptacles



June 22, 1943. L sE-LTzER 2,322,704

SIDE BRACE FOR` RECEPTACLES l 4 Filed July 25, 1941 M ai ATTOp/VEYS.

Patented June 22, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SIDE BRACE FOR RECEPTACLES Irving Seltzer, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 25,1941, SerialI No. 403,963 1 claim. (ci. 22o- 71) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in receptacles and more particularly, it pertains to receptacles of the refuse type commonly used for handling ashes, garbage, and the like. Y

It is one object of the invention to providela receptacle of the aforementioned type, which wil1 be possessed of great strength to resist forces of impact in all directions. l

It is a further object of the invention to provide a novel form of stay for receptacles of th type mentioned.

Still a further object of the invention resides in a novel manner of attaching the stays to 'a receptacle of the type mentioned,

Other objects will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, and reference will now be had to the accompanying specication, claim, and drawing, in which latter,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle Vconstructed in accordance with the present invention. f

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale, partly broken away, the View being taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional View on an enlarged scale, taken substantially on theline 4-4 of Figure l, and;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the stays employed.

A receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention comprises a cylindrical body portion I0 of sheet metal of the type generally employed in the manufacture of receptacles of the type set forth.

The body portion l0 is formed with corrugations l2, which extend longitudinally of said body portion.

As best illustrated in Figure 1, these corrugations do not extend throughout the entire length of the body portion, but instead, terminate atA points I4 just short of the ends thereof. This construction provides uncorrugated band-like portions at each end of the body portion, which portions are designated I6.

The bottom wall of the receptacle is designated I8 and it has an annular flange 20 defining its peripheral edge. The width of the flange of the bottom wall is such that when the bottom wall is inserted into one end of the body portion the flange will extend to a point beyond the outer edge of its respective bandlike portion I6. This construction provides sutilcient material to permit of the free edge of the flange 20 being double seamed with the: free.' edge of the body as at 22 in Figure 2, which double seams serve as a part of the means by` which the bottom wall is secured within` the body.

The reference character 26 designates a ringlike member which` is adapted to be received` within the flange 20 of the bottom, wall. This ring-like member has its outer edge formed to provide an outward rolled bead 28 which is preferably of hollow circular cross-sectional form. The free inwardly turned edge 24 `of this bead is slightly spaced with respect to the outer face of the can body for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

Inserted in the other end of the body, there is a ring member 3U which is similar to the ring member 26 heretofore described in that it also has an outwardly turned bead 32 which is preferably of hollow circular cross-sectional form, and which has its free inwardly turned edge spaced with respect to the outer face of the body.

These ring-like members 26 and 30 materially strengthen the body at the ends thereof and their outwardly turned beads not only enclose the rough end edges of the body, but serve also to protect the ends of the body by shielding them from impacts during use of the receptacle.

As illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing, the body of the receptacle is provided with longitudinally extending stays 36, arranged there around at suitable spaced intervals.

These stays 36 are of a special construction which is illustrated in detail in Figures 3, 4, and 5.

Each stay is formed from a relatively long narrow strip of suitable sheet metal and is rolled, bent or otherwise shaped into channel form of preferably U-shape cross-section. At the ends of this channel shaped stay member the side walls are rolled or folded inwardly as at 38, and together with the intermediate body portion, the inwardly rolled or folded side walls are flattened to form a flattened end portion 40 at each end of the stay.

These flattened end portions have two important functions as follows: First, they add strength and rigidity to the stays, and second, they provide the means by which the stays are attached to the receptacle body.

After the bottom wall and the ringlike members 26 and 30 are positioned within their respective ends of the body, the several stays 36 are placed in position with their flattened ends disposed in the spaces between the free edges of the outwardly rolled beads 26 and 30, and by reference to Figure 2, it will be apparent that the stays are of such length that they extend well into the outwardly rolled beads and preferably to a point where they engage the inner face thereof.

With the stays in position, the several parts are rigidly secured together by rivets 4B and 48.

The rivets 46 extend through the upper ends of the stays, theside wall of the body and the ring-like member 3D, the rivets 48 passing through the lower ends of the stays, the side wall of the body, the ilange 20 of the bottom wall and the ring-like member 26. By reference to Figures 2 and 4, it will be obvious that the stays are of such dimension and so formed that the edges 5@ of the side walls thereof engage the side walls of the valleys of the corrugations in which they are positioned substantiallythroughout the entire length of said corrugations, and that the flattened ends d .0f the stays havev engagement with their respective band-like portions I6 of the receptable body.

This construction makes for great rigidity and provides a receptacle of extreme strength and ability to withstand greater abuse than receptacles 0f this type as generally constructed.

The invention has been herein illustrated in its preferred form, but it is to be understood that it is not to be limited to the specific construction herein illustrated, and that it may be practiced in such other forms as rightfully fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

In a receptacle of the class described, a cylindrical body,y corrugations extending longitudinally of the cylindrical body and terminating short of the ends thereof stays extending longitudinally of the body at spaced intervals therearound, each of said stays being of a length equal to that of the cylindrical body comprising a sheet metal member of U-shaped cross-sectional form for a length equal to the length of the corrugations with the distance between the side walls of the stays being less than the greatest distance between the corrugations, having inwardly folded side walls at each end to provide relatively short ilattened portions, the free ends of which terminate flush with the end edges of the cylindrical body, rivets passing through the attened ends of the stays and the cylindrical body beyond the ends of the corrugations for securing the stays to the cylindrical body, an end wall for closing one end of the cylindrical body, a ring-like member mounted within each end of the cylindrical body and securedtherein by the rivets which secure the stays to the cylindrical body and an outwardly rolled bead on each of said ring-like members, said outwardly rolled beads enclosing their respective end edges of the cylindrical body and ends of the stays in spaced relation thereto.

' IRVING SELTZER. 

